6th June 2020
Spent a few hours with the gang yesterday for the uncommon resident Ruddy Kingfisher at the same time managed to get a few sound recordings such as Collared Kingfisher, in flight Great Egret and juvenile Ashy Tailorbird begging for food from the parents. The Kingfisher itself came in the open only after I left and it was a lifer for Khairul hahaha after more than 15 years trying!
Birds seen and heard:
- Oriental Darter
- Lesser Adjutant
- Purple Heron
- Great Egret
- Little Egret
- Brahminy Kite
- White-bellied Fish-Eagle
- Whiskered Tern
- Little Tern
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon
- Collared Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher (heard)
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Blue-throated Bee-Eater
- Common Flameback
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
- Green Iora
- Pied Triller
- Germain's Swiftlet
- Plume-toed Swiftlet
- Pacific Swallow
- White-breasted Wood-Swallow
- Olive-winged Bulbul
- Ashy Tailorbird
- Oriental Magpie Robin
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Dusky Munia
- Black-headed Munia
Images taken with Swarovski Optik STX95 + Nikon V1 and Huawei P10 Mate Pro. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Part of the Mengkabung River
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Mangrove forest
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It is important to have a spotting scope for a long distance observation (Swarovski Optik STX95 with TLS APO 30 adapter for Digiscoping with Nikon V1)
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Plenty of death trees here and saw many birds perched on top and some of it were chased by others too!
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Low tide around 1630 hrs with Mt. Kinabalu among the clouds after the rain
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Fiddler Crab
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This White-breasted Wood-Swallow looks pretty but aggressive against the Collared Kingfisher!
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Great Egret
Stay safe everyone during this pandemic COVID-19.
Happy birding!
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